Table 2 Comparison of MGIT and LJ methods for MTBC recovery and contamination rate at EPHI/NTRL since 2015
LJ result (%) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Contaminated | ||
MIGIT result | ||||
Positive no. (%) | 171 (18.8%) | 58 (6.4%) | 7 (0.8%) | 236 (25.9%) |
Negative no. (%) | 7 (0.8%) | 497 (54.7%) | 30 (3.3%) | 534 (58.8%) |
Contaminated no. (%) | 4 (0.44%) | 87 (9.6%) | 47 (5.2%) | 138 (15%) |
Total | 182 (20%) | 642 (70.7%) | 84 (9.3%) | 908 (100%) |